For about a decade now, the recurrent expenditure
of the government has taken over capital expenditure, with the government at
all levels spending more money on payment of salaries and allowances than
developmental projects that would have meaningful impact on the people.
Elected officials and their retinue of aides
have continued to feed fat on the resources available at the expense of
development. This has also been compounded by the decision of the Revenue
Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission to regularly increase the wages
and allowances of political office holders in the country.
I therefore prescribe that the Monthly Salaries
of the President and Governors should be reduced to just a little above that of
the Permanent Secretaries in the Federal and State Civil Service respectively,
devoid of frivolous allowances.
Their number of Aides
and unnecessary allowances should also be reduced significantly.
SECURITY VOTE ANTI- CORRUPTION COURTS
SECURITY VOTE ANTI- CORRUPTION COURTS